Archive for October, 2008

October 31st, 2008

Pull-Ups Revisited And 10 More Pumpkin ExercisesComments

Topics: Abs Exercise

Happy Halloween!
Halloween week ends on the blog but it’s been a lot of fun putting these videos together.
The first part of the video doesn’t have anything to do with Halloween.
I revisit my pull-up progress as I’ve been practicing 3 days a week for the past 3 weeks.
Remember my goal is to be able to do [...]

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October 30th, 2008

Costume Shopping for HalloweenComments

Topics: Uncategorized

Halloween Week continues on the blog.
I thought maybe I should get a new look besides the funny hats and sunglasses for Halloween.
What do you think?
So I invited my friend Amy to go costume shopping at Party City.
I must say it was pretty crowded for the middle of the afternoon.
But it is the day before Halloween [...]

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October 29th, 2008

Should You Be Giving Out Chocolate For Halloween?Comments

Topics: Abs Nutrition

Halloween week continues on the blog.
What are you giving out for Halloween?
Do you believe that you should be giving out chocolate to the neighborhood kids and make it a fun time for them?
Or do you like to give something healthier? Maybe apples or other fruits?
How about some mixed nuts or popcorn?
You’ll never guess what [...]

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October 28th, 2008

5 Abs Exercises With a Pumpkin and a CatComments

Topics: Abs Exercise

Halloween Week continues here on the blog.
So 3 years ago I put together a special report, called “Get PUMPed With A Full Body Workout Using PUMPkins“
It consisted of 11 exercises and 6 workouts you can do using only a pumpkin.
It landed me on Good Morning Texas on the ABC affiliate in Dallas and since then [...]

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October 27th, 2008

Halloween Week – Olivia Newton John Gets Six-Pack AbsComments

Topics: Abs Exercise

It’s Halloween week on the Abs Expert Blog
We have a very special guest on the blog today, none other than Olivia Newton-John as she’ll show you how to get six-pack abs.
Remember her? I sure do, back in the 80’s with her song “Let’s Get Physical.”
Where Olivia must have changed careers along the way because [...]

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October 23rd, 2008

A Flaw In My Pull Up TechniqueComments

Topics: Abs Exercise

So my buddy Jerry Hill of the Cross Fit Old Town TV Show watched my pull up videos and noticed a flaw in my pull up technique.
He said I was not standing underneath the bar enough when I was initially starting my pull ups.
In other words, the bar was out in front of me too [...]

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October 14th, 2008

Why Your Food Is Killing You (Part 1)Comments

Topics: Abs Nutrition

Did you know that a lot of foods you eat are covered in toxic substances?
Remember back in the day when you were told to not eat an apple with a worm hole in it?
Well what if your apple contained pesticides?  Would you eat it?
Well some apples and other foods DO contain pesticides, and you’re probably [...]

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October 13th, 2008

Pull Up Test – RevisitedComments

Topics: Abs Exercise

I didn’t really like the bar I used for my initial pull up test because it was thicker than I’m used to, and that pull up bar is not convenient to my home.
So I went to a park closer to my apartment and re-did my max on the pull up bars there. They are [...]

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October 9th, 2008

Potential Disaster Looming With My Push Up And Pull Up GoalsComments

Topics: Abs Exercise

Folks, I have a potential disaster looming on my hands.
I’ve often preached focusing and putting all your energy on one goal. Going after it, until you accomplish it, and then moving on to your next goal.
Well now, I’ve chosen not to follow my own advice.
I’m going after 4 performance goals at the same time:
Run [...]

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October 6th, 2008

Performance Test for Thanksgiving Day GoalsComments

Topics: Abs Exercise

Hey all – on Sunday I tested my performance in 4 categories:
1-mile run
Bear Crawl
Pull Ups
Push Ups
If you remember, my goals by Thanksgiving are to do a 6 minute mile, bear crawl 100 yards (length of soccer field), 100 consecutive push ups and 20 consecutive pull ups.
I tested myself yesterday, Sunday October 5th.
I ran a mile [...]

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